• More department stores in England may be given protected status

    More department stores in England may be given protected status
    Historic England announces review of landmark buildings amid closures as campaigners call for‘creative reinvention’Brutalist department stores may soon be granted protected status as the public body that looks after England’s historic environment reviews the buildings seen by many as icons of the high street.The announcement from Historic England comes amid widespread closures, compounded by the pandemic, economic turmoil and the rise of online shopping. Continue reading...
  • Department stores in England may be given protected status

    Department stores in England may be given protected status
    Historic England announces review of landmark buildings amid widespread closures as campaigners call for their ‘creative reinvention’ Brutalist department stores may soon be granted protected status as the public body that looks after England’s historic environment reviews the buildings seen by many as icons of the high street.The announcement from Historic England comes amid widespread closures, compounded by the pandemic, economic turmoil and the rise of online shopping.Conti

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